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Tips on preparing for a job interview

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:54:00 +0200

One third of employers will make a hiring decision in the first 90 seconds of a job interview. Research shows that a positive, upbeat attitude when you walk through the door accounts for 55% of the impact you make in an interview, while confident communication accounts for 38%.
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Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:00 +0200

Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin (@TerryLevin)!
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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:00 +0200

A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already.
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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:10:00 +0200

Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May.
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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:32:00 +0200

If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed forever! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one ticket of the coveted 150 to give away.
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Somali pirate with references seeks work

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:01:00 +0200

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: For a fearsome pirate, even one in self-declared retirement, there is a notable lack of what literature has led one to expect: cutlass, eye-patch, hook or even a parrot.
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If you're content, we're content

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:03:00 +0200

Content strategists, bloggers, vloggers, citizen journalists, opinionistas - every day, advertorial and promotional initiatives are launched into a wider pool of competing content providers. Content is currently the word on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers.
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SABLE Accelerator launched to tap SA brainpower

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:32:00 +0200

PALO ALTO, US: South Africa's untapped brains trust and knowledge network of expatriate assets around the world will soon be activated to help the country be more competitive in realising a better return on innovation and entrepreneurship across both the private and public sectors.
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China proposes priority areas to boost Africa ties

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:26:00 +0200

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Hu said in the next three years, his government will take measures in five priority areas to support the cause of peace and development in Africa and boost a new type of China-Africa strategic partnership.
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